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circumstantiates

verb

present tense third-person singular of circumstantiate
as in proves

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumstantiates
  1. proves
  2. corroborates
  3. documents
  4. establishes
  5. validates
  6. demonstrates
  7. records
  8. witnesses
Verb
  • None of this proves that a government decision was made in exchange for financial benefit.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But the most complete evidence of his impact is Wednesday’s opening Geffen Hall concert, which proves to be a stunner.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of proves
Verb
  • It was considered a manifestation of the god Ptah, believed to be the patron of craftsmen, and finding traces on a coffin corroborates this connection.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Investigator Dan Van Lanen of the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department said in the report that content from a video surveillance system inside Jacobs’ garage corroborates the altercation the woman described.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of corroborates
Verb
  • The award-winning nonfiction feature Kikuyu Land documents a case of cultural erasure and land theft on a massive scale.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The study documents just how important years of heavy snow are for recharging California’s groundwater aquifers.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of documents
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  • But with the king issuing guidance that establishes the Sussexes firmly as private citizens, has the relationship been impacted for the worse?
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The partnership establishes Allegro as Oceanfront’s preferred senior secured production financing partner.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of establishes
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  • This achievement validates a scalable technical design for broader commercial expansion across the industry.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The wall-to-wall attendance of every show with full audience engagement certainly validates the latter concern.
    — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of validates
Verb
  • The study demonstrates the road transport of antiprotons trapped in BASE-STEP.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Doing so demonstrates that the company’s leader understands AI’s importance to the bottom line.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrates
Verb
  • His camera records human atrocities and, in theory, gives a voice to the voiceless.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Prop-firm acquisition is not finished when the platform records a conversion.
    — David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of records
Verb
  • This does not sit well with Chapel, who witnesses the exchange then storms off angrily.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The film follows a young security guard in Manila who accidentally witnesses a high-profile murder involving an American movie star.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of witnesses
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